FP_FRS Week 15: Heavy Metal

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:: FM4 FP_FRS Week 15: Heavy Metal ::

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1971 De Tomaso Pantera


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Maple Valley Raceway: Full Circuit


Game Mode:


  • Free Play > Hot Lap
    [*]Maple Valley Raceway > Full circuit
    [*]Complete your fastest, clean lap. Please refer to the OLR Rules and FRS Rules below before submitting your fastest lap.



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Car specifications:


399 PI Class C 100% Stock 1971 De Tomaso Pantera


In-Game Difficulty Options:

  • Braking (ABS): Optional
  • Steering: Optional
  • Stability Control: Optional
  • Traction Control: Optional
  • Shifting: Optional
  • Suggested Line: Optional
  • Rewind: OFF


Standard clean OLR rules apply:

  • All Hard Surfaces are track. This includes rumble strips, concrete, cobbles, etc
  • If your lap gets flagged with the Forza Invalidation Indicator: /!\ Your lap may still count as long as it fits the rest of the listed criteria (i.e. two tires were on/above the track when the /!\ indicator came up)
  • However, if you get the Forza Invalidation Indicator: /!\ at the start of your lap, the lap will not count as you may have gained an unfair advantage at the end of the previous lap
  • Rewind MUST be set to OFF
  • 2 wheels on (or vertically in line with) the track at all times
  • Rumble/ripple strips are part of the track
  • No contact with walls or objects, visible or invisible
  • If you're not 100% sure that your lap is clean, then consider it dirty
  • No hybrids
  • No cheating of any kind
  • Nothing that goes against the spirit of the game
  • Anything we haven’t thought of that could be construed as cheating
  • Save your replay and keep it safe for at least 6 weeks after the deadline

Submission And Participation:

When you have verified your lap is clean and the best you can do, visit http://frs.atspace.co.uk/submit.
Fill out each field and click Submit at the bottom to complete the process.

This week's time needs to be submitted before June 25th by 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time. This is GMT -8 or -7 depending on daylight savings time.

If you encounter any issues with the submission form or process, please send a PM to Terronium-12, Jump_Ace or Brian 7h3 King.

Feel free to post your best times in this thread. You can compare how you stack up with other participants throughout the week by visiting the FRS Weekly Splits Leaderboard (which can be found here: http://frs.forzaplanet.net). Also note the following:

  • You can submit only ONCE (be sure to give it your best effort)
  • Please give it your best effort as sandbagging is highly frowned upon in the Forza Planet community.

Please refer to this Time Calculator Website to properly add multiple times together (when necessary) before submitting your time.

This is a friendly competition open to drivers of all abilities, so start racing and we'll see you in the results :) 👍




FRS Point System:

We have compiled a point system for the FRS organized by division:
Below are some key points on how it works:
  • Divisional Points are as follows:
    1st Place - 8 points
    2nd Place - 7 points
    3rd Place - 6 points
    4th Place - 5 points
    5th Place - 4 points
    Participation - 2 points​
  • You get 1 point just for submitting the qualifier run and 2 points just for submitting a time for that week. The better you place for that week, the more points you will receive.
  • Your points will get reset back get 5 points total for being promoted to a higher division.
  • The points will reset every 4 months, completing a 'season'.
  • Once a season ends, the point system will reset back to week 1 using the following week's FRS combo.

Time Verification:

SPECIAL NOTE: When running your qualifier time. Please restart your session every 15 or sooner (10 to 12 laps depending on the track). FM4 will stop recording your replay after (roughly) 15 minutes. Thus, if you run your best lap after it stops recording, it won't count as you can't provide the replay.

Save your replay and keep it at least 6 weeks after submission:


  • Top 1-3 fastest times from each division will be required to submit a replay for verification
  • Any submitted time is subject to a time verification request
  • When a time verification has been requested, the concerned racer must provide a replay within 3 days
  • Failure to do so will result in the submitted time being ignored for official registration
  • Video replays are not accepted (i.e. using camera phone, camcorders, etc.)

Submitting And Verifying A Requested Replay:

If a request is made for you to supply a replay, look in the results thread for a "(Replay Required)" to appear next to your name and submitted time. You may also get a PM if a replay hasn't been promptly provided.

Many hands make little work and if you can assist the Race Stewards in verifying each others lap times, it won't go unappreciated. Follow The Guide To Managing FM4 Replays to verify another drivers submitted time.

Remember to mark whether the replay was valid or not in the results thread:
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- Clean/Valid Lap
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- Dirty/Invalid Lap
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- DQ'd Lap (only used in the results thread by the Race Stewards)

The code to insert a flag is. Remember to wrap them in an Image Tag;
:

Clean/Valid Lap - http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5458/user118395pic1573412914.gif

Dirty/Invalid Lap - http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/745/rflagnv1.gif



Race Stewards Comments:

Have fun guys, I love this car and I hope you will too. I for one wish the road was about 2 ft. wider :lol:

Remember to keep at least two tires on the rumble strip and/or within the white lines on the tarmac. Taking a turn too fast that causes you to go into a run-off, dirt, sand, etc. will invalidate your lap.

Because the FRS is a new series, here is a quick run-down of what you need to do to participate:

  1. Run the Registry Qualifier if you haven't yet, which can be found HERE.
  2. Now load up this week's FRS Car and Track Combo. Drive your best, clean lap(s). Post your results in this thread as you progress throughout the week.
  3. Compare your splits with other participants by visiting the FRS Weekly Splits Leaderboard
  4. When you've done your best, submit your time before the above deadline using FRS Submission Form found HERE.
NOTE - Regarding week's submission form, please leave the Division section blank.

If you have any questions, please post them in the Registry Discussion Thread.



Terms & Conditions of Participation:

When participating in the FRS, you hereby agree to the following terms & conditions:


  1. You agree to abide by the FP Rules & Guidelines: http://www.forzaplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=911
  2. Only one registered XBox Live Gamertag per FP member
  3. Anyone found, or attempting to have more than one registered XBox Live Gamertag will be excluded from all approved FP events and removed from the official FP_Registry.
  4. By registering you agree to abide to all race rules & driving standards laid out by the hosts of all FP approved race events.
  5. When using your official XBox LIve Gamertag registered ID in public or private races outside of FP's control, it is expected that you race to the standard that is deemed acceptable by the hosts of the given event.
  6. While FP has a specific code of conduct for appropriate online gaming behavior for our authorized "FP" tag users to follow, we however have no control of anyone's usage of their XBox Live Gamertag and FP is in no way be responsible for any misconduct by anyone that uses their XBox Gamertag if their player name does not appear in the Official FP_Registry.
  7. You agree not to do anything that can be construed as going against the spirit of the game, either here at the FP or anywhere outside the domain of FP.
  8. The Race Admins will evaluate the registration of a player, after having been disqualified from a race for the third time, and subsequently have the right to disqualify this player from the FP_Registry in case they consider legitimate.
  9. Flagrant violations of the FP Online Racing Rules & Guidelines may result in exclusion from the FP_Registry.
  10. Most importantly, you are expected to have fun.



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Good luck. 👍

FP OLR Admin Team :cheers:

 
This looks great, I'll quickly finish up on W14 tomorrow and move on to this. I've never had a good chance to fully familiarise myself with this circuit, just the odd race here and there.
 
1:49.494, not the smoothest lap but it will suffice for now. I never realised this car understeers so much.
 
Bonus Brownie points for jamming to Sammy Hagar for this weeks combo!

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Jerome
 
First couple of laps and I have managed a 01:51.354 with a wheel, plenty of improvements to find yet.

Edit. a few more laps and I am at a 1:49.421
 
Radar Love takes me back to the GT3 soundtrack, along with Kickstart My Heart and She Sells Sanctuary. That game (and soundtrack) was what hooked me on driving games.

Back on topic: 1:52.6xx for now. I know where to find the next second, but can't keep it together for a full lap.

Edit: Finally put it together and got down to 1:51.506 yesterday morning.
 
I have got it down 1:48.863 but it was a dirty lap I can't seem to get into a groove
with this track but still have time to improve
 
Getting the last corner right is a pain, it's possible to take it flat out but you have to hit it at just the right moment, too late and your miles out on the grass but too early and you hit the wall. I can hit high 1:48s quite consistently but when I go for a fast lap I always ruin the last sector.
 
that corner and the second corner (left kink) were killers for me. like you say, have to get the turn in points spot on lol
 
The left kink wasn't so bad for me, the next most common area for me to make a mistake was the quick left-right-left at the start of the last sector which chucked the car off my line and usually into the dirt.
 
Getting the last corner right is a pain, it's possible to take it flat out but you have to hit it at just the right moment, too late and your miles out on the grass but too early and you hit the wall. I can hit high 1:48s quite consistently but when I go for a fast lap I always ruin the last sector.
I agree it's an extremely unforgiving corner in this car.
 
Wow, I fell like I am progressively getting slower. My time right now is last.
 
Tough one, this car is floaty as all hell. Gotta hit those lines properly. That last downhill corner ruined so many of my laps. Wanted to hold as much speed as possible but ended up running wide a lot of the times.

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Submitted my time, didn't have time to run this one so just collecting few points. Only small improvement on my original time, and even with my fastest lap i came sideways from the last corner :lol:
 
I've improved slightly but I have to say this week has been much worse than the others if measured by my desire to chuck the controller :lol: Watching the consequences of a mistake I've made slowly, agonizingly, unfold through the next three corners is too much.
 
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